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isn't affected states he used his campaign bus for relief efforts and put up a blog with the weather related advice he's also scrap schedule campaign events only it seems there are some fine print involved this may look like romney's campaigning in ohio a key swing state but his advisors say that's not the case the so-called victory rally was canceled out of sensitivity. instead of the campaign insists this is a hurricane relief a vent canned goods came hand in hand with anti obama t. shirts there was music and theme songs and those attending the supposedly nonpartisan event were treated to a video about romney getting america stronger that's what american president has to do. asked by a reporter whether this blurred the line between storm relief. politics romney's top strategist replied i agree i don't know how it happened people over politics or politics or people it's certainly difficult to tell now we may be impossible to completely stop campaigning in the middle of a closely contested race but then why make the pretense of doing so it seems that both candidates could use a littl
isn't affected states he used his campaign bus for relief efforts and put up a blog with the weather related advice he's also scrap schedule campaign events only it seems there are some fine print involved this may look like romney's campaigning in ohio a key swing state but his advisors say that's not the case the so-called victory rally was canceled out of sensitivity. instead of the campaign insists this is a hurricane relief a vent canned goods came hand in hand with anti obama t. shirts...
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unlike mitt romney and paul ryan, who said that they would bloc grant fema funding to states. states are having fiscal problems and that responsibility would fall to them. it's so unfortunate that we have people that take these ex prem p -- extreme positions just to score political points. when you're in harm's way you don't want a private company that's trying to save money. you want a government that will do what is required to save lives and that's not the policy that mitt romney or his twin paul ryan have advanced while they have been in office. they have done just the opposite unfortunately. >> mayor reed, i'm sorry to press you on this, but isn't that the point of the way these gentlemen have been speaking? this is their patently clear philosophy, and yet when it collides with reality on a day like this, it's not something that the people of america like at all. the idea that we're going to make the responsibility for emergency relief not just in the hands of the states but preferably according to mr. romney in the hands of private businesses? really? >> well, i mean, un
unlike mitt romney and paul ryan, who said that they would bloc grant fema funding to states. states are having fiscal problems and that responsibility would fall to them. it's so unfortunate that we have people that take these ex prem p -- extreme positions just to score political points. when you're in harm's way you don't want a private company that's trying to save money. you want a government that will do what is required to save lives and that's not the policy that mitt romney or his twin...
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a cnn poll shows president obama with a three-point lead over mitt romney in the state. the question is can he maintain it? ali velshi, jon avalon with us now. they've been talking to locals in a restaurant in youngstown, ohio. good to see you, guys. it's been very, very busy, i know. ali, i want to start off with you. 2008 president obama won ohio by four points. you have been talking to a lot of undecided folks. does it seem like he is going to get it? is it leaning his way? what are they telling you? >> it's tight. it's tight in ohio. i mean, all of these numbers are within the statistical margins of error. we're in place of youngstown that has been destroyed by the economy over decades. this was the second biggest steeltown after pittsburgh. then lost steel. then oil factories. lordstown which nearly got crushed during the recession. it's back. it's got three shifts. it makes the chevy cruz, and they have fracking. some people say it brings earthquakes. some locals say so what, we need the jobs. i spoke to one supporter who is going to support president obama, but sh
a cnn poll shows president obama with a three-point lead over mitt romney in the state. the question is can he maintain it? ali velshi, jon avalon with us now. they've been talking to locals in a restaurant in youngstown, ohio. good to see you, guys. it's been very, very busy, i know. ali, i want to start off with you. 2008 president obama won ohio by four points. you have been talking to a lot of undecided folks. does it seem like he is going to get it? is it leaning his way? what are they...
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the tiny state by state government that mitt romney wants couldn't possibly do that. colbert made an excellent point of it would be great to have new jersey at a time when new jersey is struggling and under water take care of new jersey. new jersey, you pick up yourself. you're a whole state budget of $30 billion. the recovery will be $50 billion. you figure it out, new jersey. the federal government needs to be there for people and that's what barack obama is doing. >> dana, final question to you. as you look at this week from the perspective of the president, we had this historic disaster, but his response has been speedy and substantive. he's been bipartisan in the way he's handled it. he's received the endorsement of an independent mayor, michael bloomberg, and today we have 171,000 new jobs created. would you say it's been a good week for the president? >> it certainly has been, martin, although maybe who says they know what's going to happen on tuesday is just making it up because it's that kind of election where you just don't know, but things have come togethe
the tiny state by state government that mitt romney wants couldn't possibly do that. colbert made an excellent point of it would be great to have new jersey at a time when new jersey is struggling and under water take care of new jersey. new jersey, you pick up yourself. you're a whole state budget of $30 billion. the recovery will be $50 billion. you figure it out, new jersey. the federal government needs to be there for people and that's what barack obama is doing. >> dana, final...
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. >> some are saying that romney must win florida to win the race. the southern state has a high percentage of latino voters as well as senior citizens, many of home are worried about their benefits. >> polls show the candidates are neck-and-neck. >> hold on tight. irene takes me on a fast pace tour of the retirement community in her golf cart. florida is home to many retirees, and a high proportion of them vote. i asked her if they are aware of their influence. >> well, you know, we have people in here 94, 93, 99. some of them are still pretty sharp, and then you have others who are not near that age that do not know what day of the week it is. >> most residents in the community have healthy finances and can afford to pay their rent and purchase a home here. that makes them more likely to lean republican. that is the case with irene, who has supported the republicans for over 60 years. but now, she fears that mitt romney may cut her social security and medicare benefits or privatize them. >> i have never been torn like this in any election, and that
. >> some are saying that romney must win florida to win the race. the southern state has a high percentage of latino voters as well as senior citizens, many of home are worried about their benefits. >> polls show the candidates are neck-and-neck. >> hold on tight. irene takes me on a fast pace tour of the retirement community in her golf cart. florida is home to many retirees, and a high proportion of them vote. i asked her if they are aware of their influence. >> well,...
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he knows how the state works. in fact this is of course the native state of mitt romney. you're right, i think that it's still the most likely scenario is whoever wins ohio is going to win the presidency, but things are getting so weird and these numbers are getting so contradictory and no scam -bld that you have to start thinking about these possibilities about what if mitt romney lost ohio by an hair if he was to pick up a rich state like michigan then the map becomes viable again. it's getting weird out there. megyn: it was a 14 point race a month ago now it's showing three points n. minnesota it was eight points in president obama's favor a month ago, now it's as tight as 3 points. in pennsylvania it was nine points or more a mow ago, some polls are showing it now within four points and the president is sending sur gather to these states and buying ad time in response to the romney camp doing the same in those states. we had a rasmussen poll that showed romney up two in ohio on monday and a dispatch poll out of ohio showing it tied up in ohio. team obama tells us you
he knows how the state works. in fact this is of course the native state of mitt romney. you're right, i think that it's still the most likely scenario is whoever wins ohio is going to win the presidency, but things are getting so weird and these numbers are getting so contradictory and no scam -bld that you have to start thinking about these possibilities about what if mitt romney lost ohio by an hair if he was to pick up a rich state like michigan then the map becomes viable again. it's...
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overnight, mitt romney in the must-win state of ohio, with his wife, ann, his five sons, his running mate. all of them echoed which state could very well decide the election. >> you know it. you're the battleground of battlegrounds. >> reporter: then, ann romney. >> is ohio going to do it for us? >> reporter: then, the candidate himself. >> your state is the one i'm counting on, by the way. this is the one we have to win. >> reporter: on stage, a who's who of the republican party. a show of force in this race to the finish. among them, former new york city mayor rudy giuliani, who continued the criticism of the administration's handling of the attack in benghazi. >> i believe some americans who might not have had to have died may have died because we had incompetence in the white house. >> reporter: romney himself has not mentioned the incident in libya since the debates. giuliani's harsh criticism comes in stark contrast to the other images this week. one of romney's supporters, republican governor chris christie, applauding the president. >> i cannot thank him enough. >> reporter:
overnight, mitt romney in the must-win state of ohio, with his wife, ann, his five sons, his running mate. all of them echoed which state could very well decide the election. >> you know it. you're the battleground of battlegrounds. >> reporter: then, ann romney. >> is ohio going to do it for us? >> reporter: then, the candidate himself. >> your state is the one i'm counting on, by the way. this is the one we have to win. >> reporter: on stage, a who's who of...
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president obama at 48%, mitt romney at 47%. here is president obama in new hampshire. >> our fight goes on because we know this nation can't succeed without a growing, thriving middle class. our fight goes on because america has always done best when everybody gets a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share and everybody is playing by the same rules. that's why you elected bill clinton in '92 and why you elected me in 2008 and why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. >> mitt romney campaigned today in iowa, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia. here he is moments ago in cleveland. >> now, on tuesday, the choice to the american people can lead to one of two very different destinations. if the president were to be re-elected -- >> no! >> it's possible, but not likely. if he were to be re-elected, he will still be unable to work with people in congress. >> the latest polling of likely voters in the crucial battleground states shows a slight edge for president obama. in ohio, a "columbus dispatch" po
president obama at 48%, mitt romney at 47%. here is president obama in new hampshire. >> our fight goes on because we know this nation can't succeed without a growing, thriving middle class. our fight goes on because america has always done best when everybody gets a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share and everybody is playing by the same rules. that's why you elected bill clinton in '92 and why you elected me in 2008 and why i'm running for a second term as president of the...
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host: mitt romney will be at florida state holding three rallies. good to c-span.org for coverage. 8:00 p.m. tonight. on c-span. we will show you mitt romney in florida with the former governor, jeb bush. and joe biden will be in florida as well. coverage today around 3:00 p.m. on c-span, campaign rally in that state. and the spread the jobs report comes out, could that be a game tinder? could that be an october surprise? guest: i do not think so. over the last several months, good news or bad news, these jobs reports are not moving numbers. a big bet is because the average american doesn't really pay attention to jobs numbers. the vaguely no unemployment is high and their own personal economic situation is not good. that is their view of the economy. their view of the economy is not clear to be changed with what bls says. david job whether their neighbors have a job. -- they have a job whether their neighbors have a job. is this jobless report comes out and it is really bad or really great news, first of all, i do not think a lot of people will pay
host: mitt romney will be at florida state holding three rallies. good to c-span.org for coverage. 8:00 p.m. tonight. on c-span. we will show you mitt romney in florida with the former governor, jeb bush. and joe biden will be in florida as well. coverage today around 3:00 p.m. on c-span, campaign rally in that state. and the spread the jobs report comes out, could that be a game tinder? could that be an october surprise? guest: i do not think so. over the last several months, good news or bad...
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mitt romney has begun his final push hitting as many of the major tossup states as possible. chief political correspondent carl cameron is along for the ride with the romney campaign. >> in wisconsin, four days before the election, mitt romney made his official closing argument of the campaign. >> if you believe america should be in a better course, if you are tired of being tired. then i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. >> romney cast race as the choice for the future on what he calls the president's four-year record of failure. >> candidate obama promised change. but he couldn't deliver it. i promised change but i have a record of achieving it. >> romney's final 96-hour sprint takes him to new hampshire, colorado. sunday to iowa, pennsylvania, virginia. monday to florida, virginia, ohio, and new hampshire. romney argues big change requires bipartisan and the president has been scapegoating. >> i won't waste time complaining about my predecessor. i won't spend my efforts try to pass partisan legislation unrelate
mitt romney has begun his final push hitting as many of the major tossup states as possible. chief political correspondent carl cameron is along for the ride with the romney campaign. >> in wisconsin, four days before the election, mitt romney made his official closing argument of the campaign. >> if you believe america should be in a better course, if you are tired of being tired. then i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day...
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now when we come back, mitt romney on another topic said oh, i was brilliant in recess stating the olympics. we've got rocky anderson, third party candidate out here to straighten him out. he was in utah at the time, we also have the numbers. turns out shockingly he was full of it. >> america's winter flip olympics were mired in scandal and deficit. in come mitt romney. >> he turned that around to a 100 million surplus. only time you can get to a polling place. make sure that voting is your highest priority on election day. besides, you can always dvr my show. you really cant' dvr the future of the country. to help you make informed decisions, watch current tv's politically direct lineup. only on current tv. so vote and vote smart. uh, i'm in a timeout because apparently riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on e-trade. check my investment portfolio, research stocks... wait, why are you taking... oh, i see...solitary. just a man and his thoughts. and a smartphone..
now when we come back, mitt romney on another topic said oh, i was brilliant in recess stating the olympics. we've got rocky anderson, third party candidate out here to straighten him out. he was in utah at the time, we also have the numbers. turns out shockingly he was full of it. >> america's winter flip olympics were mired in scandal and deficit. in come mitt romney. >> he turned that around to a 100 million surplus. only time you can get to a polling place. make sure that voting...
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the states that romney started to go into and the republicans started to go into yesterday states like minnesota and wisconsin. sorry, minnesota michigan and pennsylvania. i think that's more of a move of -- i don't want to say desperation but an effort to find new ways to get to 270 rather than a real effort to expand the map. because if we're still talking about ohio as the one state that no republican has ever won the white house without winning mitt romney is behind in ohio. we have not seen a survey that has showed him ahead aside from a rasmussen poll and i can go on a separate rant about how i dislike rasmussen. we haven't seen him ahead in a nonrasmussen poll since the beginning of the month. there were a couple of robo polls that only showed him up one. >> bill: right. that gets to the -- that gets to the auto bailout. you have seen "the new york times" editorial this morning. g.m. and chrysler, it is not just the politicians or the democrats, not just joe biden and barack obama saying romney is not telling the truth about the jeep plans in ohio. g.m. -- for the head of g.m. a
the states that romney started to go into and the republicans started to go into yesterday states like minnesota and wisconsin. sorry, minnesota michigan and pennsylvania. i think that's more of a move of -- i don't want to say desperation but an effort to find new ways to get to 270 rather than a real effort to expand the map. because if we're still talking about ohio as the one state that no republican has ever won the white house without winning mitt romney is behind in ohio. we have not...
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the recent poll out of israel, a vast majority of those there support mitt romney and in the united states, not as much of a landslide and still, i'm sure, a faction hang the -- among the jews. >> and they're solid in barack obama's came. in the spring, he was pulling in 2/3 jews and pulling 7 in 10 american jews support. one factor here, american jews like the rest of the country, are voting on the economy this year and it's their perception of which candidate has the best plan for the economy. this is driving the jewish vote it this year. >> and what do you make of president obama not putting religion at the forefront like so many presidents have in the past? we rarely see pictures of him going to church like we have in the past and previous administrations dating back to bill clinton and beyond? >> it's interesting if you take, you know, church attendance as a proxy. ronald reagan didn't go to church that much either; what we see is, i think, it's fair to say that we heard more about religion from candidate obama than from president obama. we tend to hear from president obama at officia
the recent poll out of israel, a vast majority of those there support mitt romney and in the united states, not as much of a landslide and still, i'm sure, a faction hang the -- among the jews. >> and they're solid in barack obama's came. in the spring, he was pulling in 2/3 jews and pulling 7 in 10 american jews support. one factor here, american jews like the rest of the country, are voting on the economy this year and it's their perception of which candidate has the best plan for the...
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now when we come back, mitt romney on another topic said oh, i was brilliant in recess stating the olympics. we've got rocky anderson, third party candidate out here to straighten him out. he was in utah at the time, we also have the numbers. turns out shockingly he was full of it. >> america's winter flip olympics were mired in scandal and deficit. in come mitt romney. >> he turned t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t the one time it's okay for you to miss my show is if that's the only time you can get to a polling place. make sure that voting is your highest priority on election besides, you can always dvr my show. you really cant' dvr the future of the country. to help you make informed decisions, watch current tv's politically direct lineup. only on current tv. so vote and vote smart. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: all right, we're back on "the young turks." well hurricane sandy has left 2.2 million people without power, and then the lower battery section of manhattan of the waves have gotten up to 11.25 feet. just breaking a record of 1821. >>> mitt romney
now when we come back, mitt romney on another topic said oh, i was brilliant in recess stating the olympics. we've got rocky anderson, third party candidate out here to straighten him out. he was in utah at the time, we also have the numbers. turns out shockingly he was full of it. >> america's winter flip olympics were mired in scandal and deficit. in come mitt romney. >> he turned t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t the one time it's okay for you to...
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where does that leave mitt romney romney. joan walsh joins me for that. >>> romney continues to run bogus commercials in ohio even though he knows they are false. ohio state senator nina turner and chris redfern are here with reaction. stay tuned. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." in sandy's aftermath good government was in full effect and frankly mitt romney is on the wrong side of it. governor chris christie of new jersey praised the federal government and president obama in particular. >> i was on the phone for the third time yesterday last night with the president of the united states. he called me at midnight last night. he accelerated the major disaster declaration for new jersey without the usual red tape. i can't thank the president enough for that. signed that this morning. and so i have to say this, the cooperation has been great with fema here on the ground at our intelligence center, and the cooperation from the president of the united states has been outstanding. he deserves great credit. >> mitt romney, on the
where does that leave mitt romney romney. joan walsh joins me for that. >>> romney continues to run bogus commercials in ohio even though he knows they are false. ohio state senator nina turner and chris redfern are here with reaction. stay tuned. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." in sandy's aftermath good government was in full effect and frankly mitt romney is on the wrong side of it. governor chris christie of new jersey praised the federal government and...
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that is the state to win, as you know, and it is all about ohio, ohio, ohio, but for governor romney, today, he is not going to be ignoring that state either. he is going to be speaking in ohio as well as wisconsin. we are live in the box below your screen to the right of me, the pregame warmup for governor romney in west allis, wisconsin, under way, and we are keeping a live eye on that for you, because we will show to governor's speech just as soon as he gets under way and headed to ohio. it is a very busy day for both candidates, and we are four days away from the national election, and we all know that it is critical, and we all know that today's jobs report is also critical. a brand new number gives both campaigns a whole lot to talk about, and we do plan to talk about it, too. we will. but, my god, have you seen staten island today? talk about a battleground. this is gut-wrenching. the struggle for mere survival is playing out in a new york borough of this country's largest city 3 1/2 days after the onslaught of superstorm sandy. the extent of the devastation in staten island, a
that is the state to win, as you know, and it is all about ohio, ohio, ohio, but for governor romney, today, he is not going to be ignoring that state either. he is going to be speaking in ohio as well as wisconsin. we are live in the box below your screen to the right of me, the pregame warmup for governor romney in west allis, wisconsin, under way, and we are keeping a live eye on that for you, because we will show to governor's speech just as soon as he gets under way and headed to ohio. it...
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he said the agency should be eliminated and its functions handled at state levels. the "new york times" said monday the disaster coordination is one of the federal government's most vital functions. romney reportedly failed to respond when asked on tuesday whether he has reconsidered his position. president obama would be speaking to crowd after crowd in swing states if it hadn't been for the storm. he has less than a week to convince undecided voters. most americans have already examined his record over the past four years. he started his term with a sentiment offered by many of those who came before him. >> that america can change. our union can be perfected. >> many americans have grown tired of what their country was come to represent under george w. bush. obama promised to change at home and abroad. he brought an end to the war in iraq. he said u.s. combat forces would pull out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. and he promised to decimate al qaeda. >> after a firefight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. we can say to those families who
he said the agency should be eliminated and its functions handled at state levels. the "new york times" said monday the disaster coordination is one of the federal government's most vital functions. romney reportedly failed to respond when asked on tuesday whether he has reconsidered his position. president obama would be speaking to crowd after crowd in swing states if it hadn't been for the storm. he has less than a week to convince undecided voters. most americans have already...
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that is mitt romney going up against such a strong headwind. at least in the buckeye state. it is hard to see how he picks up those five points over the next six days. >> it's very hard, as we said before, you've seen a lot of polling. this polling is not an outlier. we saw the quinnipiac poll from a couple weeks ago had a five-point lead. a lot of polls have the president leading by two, three, four, five points, good, solid polls by good, solid outfits that are all coming in consistently in that same range. you know, it is 52% optimistic about the economy. it's not a surprise that president obama is over 50% in that poll. that's the other thing that's striking about that poll. president obama, he's not at 47%, but 48%, he is at 50% now in ohio. and it's a very tough road to hoe for the romney campaign given the weight of the numbers and the internals of these polls. >> as willie geist brought up, there are so few undecideds in the state of ohio, that you look at the internals and the early voting going to the president 2-1 according to these polls. even if 75% of the undec
that is mitt romney going up against such a strong headwind. at least in the buckeye state. it is hard to see how he picks up those five points over the next six days. >> it's very hard, as we said before, you've seen a lot of polling. this polling is not an outlier. we saw the quinnipiac poll from a couple weeks ago had a five-point lead. a lot of polls have the president leading by two, three, four, five points, good, solid polls by good, solid outfits that are all coming in...
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. >> and going to have to go with romney. the momentum is on his side in every single swing state. gerri: all right. we will hold you to that, and if you're not right we will bring you back. thanyou so much for coming on tonight. great job. i'm sorry i make fun of you. i apologize. >> it's a cake. [laughter] gerri: thanks a bunch. now we want to know what you think. here is our question. are the democrats and presence getting desperate? g on to gerriwillis.com, on the right-hand side of the screen not share the results of the end of the show. more to come. we're not done, including the trip behind today's government members on the economy. gdp, and mitt romney making his final pitch for this closing argument on the economy. reaction from the former chief economic adviser to the president. ♪ [ engine revving ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just to stay alive but feel alive. the new c-class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz, through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional
. >> and going to have to go with romney. the momentum is on his side in every single swing state. gerri: all right. we will hold you to that, and if you're not right we will bring you back. thanyou so much for coming on tonight. great job. i'm sorry i make fun of you. i apologize. >> it's a cake. [laughter] gerri: thanks a bunch. now we want to know what you think. here is our question. are the democrats and presence getting desperate? g on to gerriwillis.com, on the right-hand...
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you could make the argument he might have cost mitt romney the state. but otherwise i doubt it. and there is a liberal candidate, jill stein, the green party candidate. i doubt she gets a very much support. >> a few minutes left with our guest larry sabato -- host: a few minutes left for our guests larry sabato. hi, rose. caller: i am so glad to get on to talk with you. i have issues if i could take a little time. it is called the koch brothers issues. there was a national geographic documentary and i am quoting a lot of it, where they were born and raised in russia and they inherited a lot of money and they are actually communists. so all the republican party kind of liens on their side. money is not given away -- some people just give money away or they loan it to you, but if you are going to give money for a republican to win, to buy a governor or a president, there is something you want back. all of these republicans better take in mind that they could be voting for a communist which is a movement coming into our country. the documentary says -- hos
you could make the argument he might have cost mitt romney the state. but otherwise i doubt it. and there is a liberal candidate, jill stein, the green party candidate. i doubt she gets a very much support. >> a few minutes left with our guest larry sabato -- host: a few minutes left for our guests larry sabato. hi, rose. caller: i am so glad to get on to talk with you. i have issues if i could take a little time. it is called the koch brothers issues. there was a national geographic...
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so why would romney be campaigning in a state that he is going to win by double digits. do you think this is all just bluster? >> oh, it is bluster. and i think he was in florida because of the potential damage on his stance on fema. florida more than anywhere else are particularly sensitive when it comes to national disasters. and floridians are very aware of the positives and some of the shortcomings of federal relief. but they do appear rate the good that can come from a federally managed system. and that's what we are seeing this week throughout the mid-atlantic. and governor's position where he stated it in the past that if he were elected, he would eliminate fema or reduce significantly the federal role in emergency response and i think that's something that i think floridians will shake their head and say you got to be kidding me. >> jennifer: that's fascinating that the notion of privatizing fema or pushing it on the state, will have an impact in florida. are they now considering which one of these candidates would act in a time of crisis? >> i think they will, a
so why would romney be campaigning in a state that he is going to win by double digits. do you think this is all just bluster? >> oh, it is bluster. and i think he was in florida because of the potential damage on his stance on fema. florida more than anywhere else are particularly sensitive when it comes to national disasters. and floridians are very aware of the positives and some of the shortcomings of federal relief. but they do appear rate the good that can come from a federally...
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romney in virginia. all you know by now important swing states. let's head to what's treated as the pivotal swing state and ohio. this is where ohio stands here. at least according to polls. this is the latest cnn poll of polls has the president with a three-point advantage over governor romney in the state of ohio. five days and counting. cnn's don lemon shows us how the ground game is going in the buckeye state. >> reporter: the front line on the ohio battleground cold, soggy and grey. but neither snow or sleet nor bad directions -- >> are you lost now? >> oh, yeah. >> shall keep the volunteers from their appointed rounds. why are you doing this? >> to support governor romney. >> reporter: when college sophomore and first-time sophomore isn't working or in class, he's driving. walking. is this your next one? >> yes. >> reporter: knocking. and talking to voters. >> when you're going to vote, if you're going to go in early or like -- on election day --' we are going on election day. >> reporter: it's cold, rainy. some people slam the door in your
romney in virginia. all you know by now important swing states. let's head to what's treated as the pivotal swing state and ohio. this is where ohio stands here. at least according to polls. this is the latest cnn poll of polls has the president with a three-point advantage over governor romney in the state of ohio. five days and counting. cnn's don lemon shows us how the ground game is going in the buckeye state. >> reporter: the front line on the ohio battleground cold, soggy and grey....
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then a look at how mitt romney and the republicans are campaigning across the state with republican strategist sean tonner, and later an analysis of president obama's strategy. our guest is rick palassio. washington journal is your phone calls, tweets and e-mails live every morning at 7:30 eastern on c-span. >> these are the stories your textbooks left out. their great stories about real people in american history, very important moments that we don't know about. the first pilgrims in america came to, came 50 years before the mayflower sailed. they were french, they made wine, they had the good sense to land in florida in june instead of december in massachusetts, but then they were wiped out by the spanish, but we've completely left out
then a look at how mitt romney and the republicans are campaigning across the state with republican strategist sean tonner, and later an analysis of president obama's strategy. our guest is rick palassio. washington journal is your phone calls, tweets and e-mails live every morning at 7:30 eastern on c-span. >> these are the stories your textbooks left out. their great stories about real people in american history, very important moments that we don't know about. the first pilgrims in...
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romney, governor romney at the time, he left the state with debt. you hear how we set up a slush fund and all these great things he did for the state, which are totally untrue. i have to say, i have lived in new hampshire and a town over from where his vacation home is. the campaign itself, where he is changing positions it, from the time he was governor of massachusetts from what he is saying today, he has totally changed his whole direction. he was pro-life when he was the governor in massachusetts and now he is -- or he was not pro- life back then, and now he's pro-life. guest: certainly, candidates, as they go through time, can. change can i think someone might say the president, you could hold out certain examples of the president's record. changes positions. certainly between next tuesday and inauguration day, no matter who wins, you might see some curbing of some of these positions that were taken during the campaign. it's just a guess. but some of these things will change over time it. candidates will take a step back sometimes from their ha
romney, governor romney at the time, he left the state with debt. you hear how we set up a slush fund and all these great things he did for the state, which are totally untrue. i have to say, i have lived in new hampshire and a town over from where his vacation home is. the campaign itself, where he is changing positions it, from the time he was governor of massachusetts from what he is saying today, he has totally changed his whole direction. he was pro-life when he was the governor in...
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thing the state of ohio, we've seen a little bit different tone from mitt romney this week. he's gotten himself into a battle with gm and chrysler. he said that chrysler is going to shut down jeep production in the state of ohio and scared a bunch of workers in the region. the auto companies have made clear that's absolutely not true. i think we've seen a little bit of desperation in his closing message. >> and we have seen a slight swing for the president in our new swing state polls. i'm sure you saw what karl rove wrote today. in the last days of the presidential race, he says they favor mitt romney. the democrats are making a mistake because they're counting on inconsistent voters who may well not turn out. could turn out be the difference in this election? does karl rove have a point? >> well, i think turnout will make the difference in this election. republicans are betting on the fact that our coalition won't show up at the polls. if you look into those early vote numbers, they already have. we have a 60,000 vote lead in the state of iowa. across the country, it's a v
thing the state of ohio, we've seen a little bit different tone from mitt romney this week. he's gotten himself into a battle with gm and chrysler. he said that chrysler is going to shut down jeep production in the state of ohio and scared a bunch of workers in the region. the auto companies have made clear that's absolutely not true. i think we've seen a little bit of desperation in his closing message. >> and we have seen a slight swing for the president in our new swing state polls....
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on the republican side, here's the closing argument being made by mitt romney in the crucial swing state of ohio -- who will do more for the auto industry, not barack obama. fact checkers confirm hills attacks on mitt romney are false. the truth? mitt romney has a plan to help the auto industry. he's supported by lee aiko can and gm. he sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >>> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> mitt romney did actually say he'd let detroit go bankrupt and he opposed the bailout and said if we did it it you could kiss the automotive industry good-bye and that didn't really work out. when they endorsed him, they said in spite of him screwing up so badly. the point where they say barack obama sold gm to italians who are going to build jooirps in china. this appears to be a spin on this ad from ohio last week. >> i saw a store today, one of the great manufacturers in this state, jeep. now owned by the italians, thinking of moving all production to china. i will fight for every good job in
on the republican side, here's the closing argument being made by mitt romney in the crucial swing state of ohio -- who will do more for the auto industry, not barack obama. fact checkers confirm hills attacks on mitt romney are false. the truth? mitt romney has a plan to help the auto industry. he's supported by lee aiko can and gm. he sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >>> i'm mitt romney and i approved this...
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romney has three events here in florida, a key battleground state where the polls continue to tighten. we've been telling everybody for year-and-a-half this is likely to end up close in a number of key battleground states as well as national polls. the national polls have been within the margin literally for weeks. in florida the latest quinnepiac survey, president is up two points. well within the margin and basically reflection of rcp average which shows romney up a point. it is all so close because it doesn't mean heck of a lot in terms of differences. go to virginia where a state mr. romney is closing the gap and says president obama is up two points in the quinnepiac poll, but there is the average from "real clear politics" survey says mr. romney is leading half a point. then there is ohio. ohio the romney campaign acknowledges it will be a battle down to the very last minute and they have been trailing in some polls. quinnepiac poll has romney down five points but the "real clear politics" average is 2.4 suggesting it is very, very close. the romney campaign arguing that the gro
romney has three events here in florida, a key battleground state where the polls continue to tighten. we've been telling everybody for year-and-a-half this is likely to end up close in a number of key battleground states as well as national polls. the national polls have been within the margin literally for weeks. in florida the latest quinnepiac survey, president is up two points. well within the margin and basically reflection of rcp average which shows romney up a point. it is all so close...
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president obama and governor romney make their final appearances in battleground states as we inch closer to election day. this morning, the results of our new polling in the states that just might decide this election. >>> and, welcome erica. say hello to the newest member of the "today" family, my new co-anchor erica hill. we can't wait for her to get started today, saturday november 3rd, 2012. >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," decision 2012. with lester holt and erica hill. live from democracy plaza. >>> and a big good morning to everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt here on democracy plaza, our home for nbc's election coverage, all the way through tuesday. but i am right now pleased to welcome my new co-host erica hill. great to have you here. before we get started, there is a bit of a tradition we like to do to welcome you folks. jeff, please. >> and erica hill. >> that has a nice ring to it. i'm not going to lie. >> when you heard the -- your heart beats. >> it's true, that music. someone asked me what are you most liking forward t
president obama and governor romney make their final appearances in battleground states as we inch closer to election day. this morning, the results of our new polling in the states that just might decide this election. >>> and, welcome erica. say hello to the newest member of the "today" family, my new co-anchor erica hill. we can't wait for her to get started today, saturday november 3rd, 2012. >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," decision...
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the romney folks still feel the momentum is there. in the sunshine state particularly. >> hi. on the subject of disaster relief effort, one of the pre-show entertainer's a little while ago encouraged the audience to tax that red cross number and raise a thousand dollars. a guesstimate that it was considerably more. lots of people responded. that has been what he has been doing for the last day in a half, but the campaign resumed its rhetoric. romney did not mention obama by name. lots of advocacy for the romney agenda conto million jobs. more energy production. education, cracking down on chinese trade in championing small businesses. there is no question about it. the romney campaign held a teleconference today with reports to say that they are just where they had always hoped it would be in the closing days of this campaign. in a statistical tie knocking on the door and able to win. they still can win but is not at all by any means a certainty. a scare tactic when republicans that they think their vote doesn't matter they could be wrong in the need to get to the polls. with
the romney folks still feel the momentum is there. in the sunshine state particularly. >> hi. on the subject of disaster relief effort, one of the pre-show entertainer's a little while ago encouraged the audience to tax that red cross number and raise a thousand dollars. a guesstimate that it was considerably more. lots of people responded. that has been what he has been doing for the last day in a half, but the campaign resumed its rhetoric. romney did not mention obama by name. lots of...
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of the act that mitt romney created in that state. essentially the affordable care act at president obama pushed and is now the law is modeled on that. i think a lot of states will be following in that model. >> are you suggesting a mandate here? >> that is what the affordable care act does. it is not a federal mandate. >> were out of time on this, we will move on to the next topic. i am going to put this to you, beyond the governor's office there's a lot of chatter about your longevity in this office should you win a second term. everything from the cabinet post to being at the ready should there be a shift in delors congressional delegation you have risen to a leadership position with the national governors' association, you have been touted as a leader among jewish elected officials and spoke the party's convention, i knew that your opponent has talked about the pledge, i do not want to get into the pledge. i want to know, because clearly if you are reelected so you are lame duck, by delaware lawyer of the carter years and that is
of the act that mitt romney created in that state. essentially the affordable care act at president obama pushed and is now the law is modeled on that. i think a lot of states will be following in that model. >> are you suggesting a mandate here? >> that is what the affordable care act does. it is not a federal mandate. >> were out of time on this, we will move on to the next topic. i am going to put this to you, beyond the governor's office there's a lot of chatter about your...
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onok at the polls evy hour a sense, and you get .hat this is very tight in the battle ground states, yoyou don't find wide margins between the candidates. y yes, the first debate made in campaign.difference in the it alled mitt romney to himself with no on the part of the president as reasonable mitt. gogone was the saber-rattling mitt, keep out foreigners mitt, suspectsitt and caracas --ack to [laughter] he became reasonable, intelllligent,oised, forget the islands and the swiss bank accounts. ththat did change the race. bruni of "the new york --es" made a telling point debate was so important because it made obama after the first truculent, and he overcompensasated for his performance and the first debabate tryin to catch u. >> apparently at mayor michael bloomberg did not care much the debates but he did about sandy and he did endorse the prent. >> it was interesting, the reason he gave for the .ndorsement unmentioned issue in the campaign, climate change. >> bloomberg is a popular guy in but in other quarters he is not. males -- thete is, by the angry white males going to come ou
onok at the polls evy hour a sense, and you get .hat this is very tight in the battle ground states, yoyou don't find wide margins between the candidates. y yes, the first debate made in campaign.difference in the it alled mitt romney to himself with no on the part of the president as reasonable mitt. gogone was the saber-rattling mitt, keep out foreigners mitt, suspectsitt and caracas --ack to [laughter] he became reasonable, intelllligent,oised, forget the islands and the swiss bank accounts....
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you know the importance of that state by now. and two points ahead of governor romney in florida. but within the margin of error. also, early voting in florida ends today after the number of early voting days in that state is cut by half this year. 25 million people have already voted early in 34 states and washington, d.c. >>> and back to the frenetic pace on the campaign trail. both candidates have already held rallies in new hampshire, iowa, and wisconsin. >> you do want to be able to trust your president. you want to know -- you want to know that -- that your president means what he says and says what he means. after four years of president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i have made. you may at times have been frustrated by the pace of change, but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. >> made a lot of promises, but those promises he couldn't keep. and the difference between us, he made promises he couldn't keep. i'm making promises i have kept and i will keep them for the american people. i have a clear and unequivocal message, and that is ameri
you know the importance of that state by now. and two points ahead of governor romney in florida. but within the margin of error. also, early voting in florida ends today after the number of early voting days in that state is cut by half this year. 25 million people have already voted early in 34 states and washington, d.c. >>> and back to the frenetic pace on the campaign trail. both candidates have already held rallies in new hampshire, iowa, and wisconsin. >> you do want to be...
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that i see far more obama ads, not as many romney ads. am i imagining that? >> maybe you're not, i don't know. neil: begs the next question. blitz creek. you got the ads, the money, blitz creek. what's the harm in just so many people get sick of the ads. >> well, i mean, you also run a chance of people being turned off. you do twitter, facebook, so many mentions, so many tweeting, you look at it and say tas over kill. i'm not going to look at the message because you're driving me crazy. i don't care what you have to say. neil: if the other guy is doing that, don't you want to get in on the crazy overdrive. >> let him do it. look, i mean, -- neil: wheres that's going to happen though, end the campaign with maybe both guys, more likely your guy leaving money on the table. >> not going to leave money on the table, no way. neil: i guarantee you there's money left over. they shouldn't, but they will. >> give bonuses to the hard working people -- neil: they can do that? >> you can give a, when it's finished, you can pay people bonuses, thanks f
that i see far more obama ads, not as many romney ads. am i imagining that? >> maybe you're not, i don't know. neil: begs the next question. blitz creek. you got the ads, the money, blitz creek. what's the harm in just so many people get sick of the ads. >> well, i mean, you also run a chance of people being turned off. you do twitter, facebook, so many mentions, so many tweeting, you look at it and say tas over kill. i'm not going to look at the message because you're driving me...
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if you look at what mitt romney said in the past about fema, and about states and about all these kinds of approaches which are basically reduce it all to the local level and then think of what the president stands for, i think that is going to be actually beyond the numbers economically or politically that's something that's already emerging from this particular -- >> it is an incredibly powerful argument for the role of government in public life. i mean, it is the government that is going to actually clean up things. >> and when we've been hearing at every stump speech that problem is the government, that the republican convention, get rid of the government, reduce it, and then a situation like this where people in virginia and new jersey and various other states absolutely desperately need the government, i think that the public's view of what romney has been saying is now crystallized as a result of this storm. >> andrew, before we go, does this in terms of the markets getting back on track, i mean, do you think that we'll be back by wednesday? >> i think we will be back wednesday.
if you look at what mitt romney said in the past about fema, and about states and about all these kinds of approaches which are basically reduce it all to the local level and then think of what the president stands for, i think that is going to be actually beyond the numbers economically or politically that's something that's already emerging from this particular -- >> it is an incredibly powerful argument for the role of government in public life. i mean, it is the government that is...
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governor romney preparing to hit the battleground state of ohio. both campaigns going full throttle in the final stretch, crisscrossing a number of key swing states. sometimes landing at airport when the other guy is taking off. john roberts is live in ohio where the governor will attend a ral later this afternoon. little me more about romney's message in the final days. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, bill. the battle in ohio is all about jobs. president obama going after the romney ad, recent one on auto bail yet which the chrysler selling jeep to the italians who want to start producing jeep ins china. obama administration saying absolutely not true they're shipping jobs overseas. the romney campaign saying it is true they want to start producing jeeps in china and every job created in china is not a job created here in the united states. so the campaign trail governor romney will continue to pure the message of change versus the status quo, saying under his administration real change starts on day one and mocking the presi
governor romney preparing to hit the battleground state of ohio. both campaigns going full throttle in the final stretch, crisscrossing a number of key swing states. sometimes landing at airport when the other guy is taking off. john roberts is live in ohio where the governor will attend a ral later this afternoon. little me more about romney's message in the final days. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, bill. the battle in ohio is all about jobs. president obama going...